Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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For those wondering about Miller's Manor: youtube.com/watch?v=-MyDPjbYgjw

Van Melsen, Case #15

"The Silence of Black Edge" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In Case #15, the fearless P. I. investigates a silence not of this world, where forgotten rites and lurking shadows hunger for the living.

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Van Melsen eBooks:
Volume 1: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CGXFZCH5
Volume 2: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2W3GLXJ

The Van Melsen Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNNKRLWxwoO0VCrw61QeyrZk_DQYZycx

0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:20 - Part One: Jon Duffy's Account
0:20:52 - Part Two: Ellen Moore's Account
0:38:30 - Part Three: Peter Van Melsen's Account
0:49:56 - Afterword
0:52:37 - Further Listening

Narrated by Ian Gordon for HorrorBabble
Music and production by Ian & Jennifer Gordon
Landscape by Tim Hill: pixabay.com/users/timhill-5727184
Texture by chenspec: pixabay.com/users/chenspec-7784448

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